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    Why did Kudla not receive LL qualifying spot

    it look to me like Kudla should have received the second LL spot in the Aussie open. Kotovo(who is in as a LL) is 117 and Kudla is 108
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    Is it possible to go from a utr 5 to a utr 10.5 in 4 years

    No one goes from 0 to 12+ in 4 years. name one example ever
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    College majors for tennis players.

    My son played for a top 50 D1 school and received a BSCS degree so it can be done. Plenty of companies , especially tech, are run by STEM majors. I do ok with a BSEE and a MBA.
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    Sign the Petition to Stop NorCal’s “Facility Use Fee”

    In the PNW each player pays between $12 and $14 guest fee for every away match. All the matches are indoors so I guess it makes sense.
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    40 and over how to win with four courts

    I think Schmke was instrumental in having our section award 2 points to D1. If you are going to cut the match down to 1 singles and 3 doubles I think this is the best solution. In our section is does not matter how many team matches your team wins. It only matters how many "points" your...
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    Jack Sock

    I believe that stress brings out a person's real persona. Sock is that guy we have all played before ... if you are winning it is because he is playing poorly, or is injured, etc. He constantly looks at you like he can't believe someone as terrible as you are is beating him.
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    Jack Sock

    Jack looked pretty good in his match today against Radu Albot. He was engaged and firing. Sock won 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(2)
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    7 match points. Choke of the century

    Of the 6 match points on Fed’s serve he only made one first serve.
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    Jack Sock

    I think we are all in agreement here. I guess was emphasizing two different points ... He needs to play a bunch of matches to increase his fitness level and gain confidence in his fitness. The other point is he need to prove to himself that he is willing to really grind in the futures to get...
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    Jack Sock

    He should not be playing ATP 250 tournaments. Let’s face it Giron is about the best draw you could hope for and this was a routine win for Marcos. Jack needs matches to get his form back. Lots of matches. He should play futures until he can win them. You could tell in that match today he...
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    Jack Sock

    His style of play requires supreme fitness. If we knew his weight it would be a great clue as to how well he will do in the next couple of weeks
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    Jack Sock

    The draw has a (WC) beside his name not a (PR). If he has a protected ranking it would be from Jan 14, 2018 (the match before his 6 month injury break). That ranking is 105. He is playing Marcos who has a ranking of 111 so you would think he could have gotten in with a PR. The good news is...
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    The most sudden decline ever?

    I think Jack Sock should at least get an honorable mention. He entered 2018 in the top 10. He went 9 - 22 in 2018 and did not win a singles APT point in 2019 or so far in 2020. So top 10 to 0 in 22 months. Top 25 to 0 in 12 months.
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    Game Over for Jack Sock

    He is not in the draw fo the Dallas Challenger. I don't see him in the Delray Beach player list either
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    Martina Navratilova .vs. USTA adult male. ?

    What age do 5.5's generally turn into 5.0's? There are a bunch of 50+ guys at our club who played at big D1 schools who are now 4.5s. We do not have any 5.5's that play at our club.
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    Morality/Sportsmanship Question

    We just started practices for our 18 and over 4.5 team this last week. I played against a 23 year old who played tennis at a small D1 school. ( He is a computer rated 4.5 but that is a different discussion). Anyway, after a couple of really hard serves I asked him if he had ever hit with a...
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    40 and over how to win with four courts

    In our PNW 40+ league ( 4 courts - three doubles and one singles) court 1 doubles is worth 2 points. You really have to win court 1 doubles. I think you should have you 5.0 on this court every time.
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    Seattle tomorrow night?

    I could come over some time. I play at Central Park in Kirkland . we are playing sand point USTA 4.5 40+ on Sunday night ( feb 2nd)
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    Martina Navratilova .vs. USTA adult male. ?

    We were sitting around after a match wondering how Martina Navratilova today ( at her current 63 years young) would compare to a USTA male player. Would she be a 5.0 ? 5.5 ? we could not reach a consensus.
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    Game Over for Jack Sock

    I wonder why they don't have his name and picture with the rest of the players? Do you think he dropped out?
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    Controversial team-building in action

    The rankings referred to in the self rate document are USTA junior ratings ... not TRN rankings. There are plenty of very good juniors with low USTA national ranking because they do not play the national circuit. You win national points in some sectional tournaments but not many points are...
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    Morality/Sportsmanship Question

    I am not sure how to interpret your statement here. It is true that I have never seen a 4.0 serve 100 mph. I also agree that some of the people on this board are just ridiculous. It is also true that people read what they see. I did miss your evidence of your serve speed in post #53...
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    Morality/Sportsmanship Question

    We brought a radar gun to my club and clocked all the big serving 4.5's and 5.0's. everyone decided the gun must be broken as no one could server over 100. Most were in the 80's. A guy from the local college team came over and said he could serve "around 115". We let him warm up and his...
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    Game Over for Jack Sock

    I wonder if he is still recovering from the thumb or some other injury. It seems like playing a couple of challengers would have been the right call with as little success as he has had lately
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    Receiver Moves During Serve

    That is one long motion if he can run to the service line and back during the toss. I would be happy for some guy to run around during my serve. I don't see how he can be ready to split and make a good return with all that going on
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    TLS Rating vs Tennisrecords

    My TR page does not include any of my matches after 11/9/2019. Has anyone else noticed a lack of updates after that date?
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    Game Over for Jack Sock

    does anyone know if Jack is signed up for any tournaments? or 18+ USTA teams
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    Game Over for Jack Sock

    Jack and I have the same ATP singles ranking
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    Jack Sock

    Well, he has zero atp points at this point. Maybe he can get a wildcard into futures qualifying
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    Jack Sock in challenger dominating on live cam

    I am not sure if you have been paying attention. Sock has not won a single ATP point in the last 11 months. He will be unranked in two weeks after going 0 for 7 in matches this year where he could have received points.
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